Remembering Mountains: A Tribute to Karen Dalton
Sharon Van Etten, Julia Holter, Laurel Halo, Lucinda Williams, Marissa Nadler and more pay tribute to Karen Dalton who died in 1993.»
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Will Oldham - Songs of Love and Horror
Good God, this man can sing.»
Cass McCombs - Mangy Love
A contender for Cass McCombs’s best-sounding album»
Deerhoof - The Magic
A resounding, absurdist joy.»
Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
Simon gets total credit for staying interesting and pushing stylistic boundaries at an age where many of his colleagues have fallen into different versions of complacence»
Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing
An honest but beautified version of the mixed-up life of a city kid»
Richmond Fontaine - You Can't Go Back If There's Nothing To Go Back To
As a career-closer, it delivers»
Library Tapes - Escapism
the listener is left with the sense of too-shortness»
Swahili Blonde - And Only the Melody was Real
Similar to the Talking Heads’ best material»
Cass McCombs - A Folk Set Apart
It’s long, so buckle up, but know that there ain’t a dull moment along the way»
Stargaze - Deerhoof Chamber Variations
Those looking for something fresh and exciting will find it here»
Tiny Ruins - Hurtling Through
It will make you feel nice but it’s just not especially challenging»
Shye Ben Tzur Johnny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express - Junun
A fruitful experimental collaboration»
Trevor Ransom - Glimpses
Navigates competently through pre-existing territory, but doesn’t expand the scope.»
Tom Robinson - Only the Now
Robinson never tries to bullshit you»
Kowloon Walled City - Grievances
It does little to dazzle»
Blitzen Trapper - All Across This Land
The likes of Springsteen, Dylan, and the rest of the well-worn idols, call many more of the shots than Blitzen Trapper as an independent entity»
Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down…
Rich with continuity from its predecessors»
Destruction Unit - Negative Feedback Resistor
You’ll probably like this album if you’re a metal fan. But don’t expect it to enlighten you»
Helen - The Original Faces
A very strong album»
Pixx - Fall In
For a 19-year-old, it’s extremely promising work»
Family Machine - Houses that You Lived In
When Houses that You Lived In isn’t pleasant and fun, it’s merely generic»
Drinks - Hermits on Holiday
It’s gnarled, it’s confounding, it’s strong-armed, and you’re sure it’s winking at you every once in awhile.»
Nap Eyes - Whine of the Mystic
Whine of the Mystic is, above all else, an enjoyable album»
Vetiver - Complete Strangers
It’s very inoffensive»